Gasketing-tape.



W. P. TAYLOR. GASKETING TAPE APPLICATION FILED FEB Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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WITNESSES here 1 and more particularly ed for use, as fFackingfor steam boilers, cy1- of the invention being to provide -keting tape which may be marketed'as such UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM TAYLOR, 0F CHARLESTON, STE-I CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO GEN- ERAL ASBESTOS & RUBBER COMPANY, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

GASKETING- TAPE.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

1 Application filed February 28, 1914. Serial No. 821,798.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. TAYLOR, of Charleston, in the county of Charleston and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Gasketing-Tapes; and I do ereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap-pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gasketing tape to such as are adaptinder heads, anges and the like,the object .a. flat gasand which shall be readily adaptable for making packings of any desired size and shape and which, .when bent into circular form, will provide an efiicient joint without the use of additional connecting means.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure l is a view of a straight section of my improved tape; Fig. 2 is a view showing the tape bent to form a circular gasket section with the fiat faces of the tape in horizontal planes and theends joined; and Fig. is a view of the tape. bent to form a circular packing with the flat faces of the tape disposed vertically.

My improved tape comprises, two memand 2, each of which is constructed of woven asbestos fiber and wire. The member 1 is made in the form of a flat tube and the member 2 of the same material, is a flat strip inclosed by the flat tubular member 1 and constitutes a core which is movablelength wise in the latter for a purpose hereinafter explaine'd. v

In constructing the flat tubular member 1, I take an elongated strip of wire-reinj forced woven asbestos and fold the same lengthwise upon itself so as to inclosethe fiat core member 2. The two free edges are then folded. in upon themselves as indicated at 3 and the two edges are then stitched together as shown at i. structing the flat tape of woven as above described, both the tubular memher and the flat core are flexible and may be readily bent in either of two directions. That is to say, the tape may be bent edgewise into circular form with its fiat faces disposed in horizontal planes, as shown in Fig. 2, or said tape may be bent into circular form with its flat faces'disposed vertically. In either case, the tape will maintain 1ts flat form and may be used in formation of gasket members of any desired size and number, according to the particular requirements in any given case.

The ends of a section of the tape will preferably be cut diagonally and the flat flexible core member 2 will be pulled longitudinally through the coverin member 1 until one end 0 said core projects beyond one end of the tubular covering 1, thus forming a tongue 5 which may enter the pocket 6 formed in the other end of the member, 1. In this manner, the two ends of the tape forming a circular gasket member may be joined without the use of added connecting means. If desired the joint formed as above described may be formed with binding or tire tape 7 as indicated in Fig. 2.

Having fully described my invention what' I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters-Patent, is:- Y

1. A flat gasketing tape comprising a fiat elongated envelop of woven asbestos and a flat core of woven asbestos inclosed within said flat envelopand movable longitudinally of the same. a

2. A flat gasketing tape comprising a strip of woven asbestos folded upon itself and stitched along the meeting edges forming a flat elongated envelop, and a flat woven asbestos core inclosed by said envelop and movable longitudinally of the same.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. FRANK TAYLOR.

'Witnesses:

J. P. THOMAS,

C. B. JENKINS. Jr.

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